Secondary Data Research Sample Clauses

Secondary Data Research. The initial step in the environmental assessment process for this Project was to review and evaluate both the secondary database information that had been compiled since 2006 and the results of the field programs that had been undertaken in 2007. This database, augmented by the findings of additional programs executed in 2008, provides the basis for the bio-physical and socio-economic conditions related to the Project. Maps were prepared based on information gathered from the resultant databases and were used in scoping the field programs. In broad terms, this phase of the work included: ⮚ review of selected documents associated with previous works undertaken at the site which would contribute information relevant to the environmental assessment4; ⮚ acquisition of biophysical data sets from various government sources, including NSDNR; ⮚ the acquisition and examination of aerial photographs from different eras to review changes in habitat, including wetlands, over time; ⮚ review of local and regional mapping of the bedrock and surficial geology; ⮚ review of key texts, e.g., the Natural History of Nova Scotia (▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇, 1996); ⮚ consultation with individuals and groups who have specific knowledge of the Donkin peninsula; ⮚ consideration of the federal ▇▇▇▇, the provincial Endangered Species Act and examination of the lists compiled by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (“COSEWIC”), the Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre (“Atlantic CDC”) and NSDNR; and ⮚ compilation of demographic and related data from Statistics Canada to facilitate the preparation of the socio-economic profile. One of the main focuses of the secondary database search was for species of concern. ▇▇▇▇, in conjunction with the provincial Endangered Species Act, provides the regulatory framework pertinent to the protection of valued rare and endangered species and the basis for the species at risk review. Two other conservation database lists, the NSDNR General Status rankings and the Atlantic CDC rankings, were used and cross referenced with the ▇▇▇▇, COSEWIC and Endangered Species Act list; both lists serve as early warning lists for the legislated lists. All lists were cross-referenced for the identification of species at risk or of concern on the Donkin peninsula. A summary of the ranking system used for each of the four databases used is presented in Table 3.1.